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Archaeologists Found a Roman Gladiator’s Skeleton—With Bite Marks That Hint He Fought a Lion
Skeletal remains in a Roman burial ground in northern England were found to have lesions that looked suspiciously like bite ...
Gladiator vs. Lion: 1,800-Year-Old Skeleton Reveals Deadly Showdown
A thrilling discovery in York has unveiled the first-ever physical evidence of a human fighting a lion in Roman times, thanks to bite marks found on a skeleton in a gladiator cemetery. This adds a ...
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Abandoned parrot in Burford sparks appeal by RSPCA
It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. An abandoned parrot has been rescued by the RSPCA after being left outside a Blue Cross rehoming centre in Burford. The yellow ring-necked ...
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Teeth in the Bones: Gladiator Skeleton Proves Lion Combat in Roman Britain
A gruesome new discovery provides the first skeletal proof of humans being attacked by big cats in Roman gladiatorial spectacles. Found in a cemetery near York, the bones show clear bite marks from a ...
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A bite from a lion likely led to the demise of a gladiator, new research finds
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Skeleton from Roman gladiator cemetery was mauled by a lion or other big cat, archaeologists suggest
Archaeologists have analysed a skeleton from a probable "gladiator graveyard" in the UK, and found bite marks from a big cat such as a lion or tiger. It's the first physical evidence of gladiator ...
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A Roman Gladiator and a Lion Met in Combat. Only One Walked Away.
At last, proof of classical combat between man and beast has been found in the form of a skeleton from a Roman settlement in Britain. It is the first direct evidence of a gladiator mauled by a lion.
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First evidence of gladiator fight with lion seen in Roman-era skeleton
Bite marks on the pelvis of a man who lived in Roman-occupied Britain were probably made by a lion in gladiatorial combat. The findings provide the first physical evidence that people battled ...
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Israel Police, INPA find lemur, parrots, chameleons, stuffed gazelle illegally held near Netanya
(photo credit: ISRAEL POLICE AND NATURE AND PARKS AUTHORITY SPOKESPERSON) Israel Police discovered a black lemur, parrots, Egyptian chameleons, and a stuffed Israeli gazelle during a raid at a ...
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Bite marks found on Roman skeleton prove gladiators fought lions, experts say
Bite marks on a Roman-era skeleton found in York are the first physical evidence gladiators fought animals, experts have said. Teeth imprints from a large cat were found on the pelvis of a man ...